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our kids' education. and i think we're selling our kids short by not being able to have a debate on it. and i didn't know of any rule about this, you know, everyone gets one question and one other senator gets a question. i don't know where that rule comes from. >> well, i'll tell you where it comes from, senator franken. it comes from the committee president and the way we treated president obama's nominees, john king, and the way we treated arne duncan and the way i was treated when i was a secretary. but i'm -- i'm applying the same rules to them, to secretary devos, or mrs. devos -- >> i think we're selling our kids short by not being able to ask follow-up questions and i was kind of surprised, well, i'm not that surprised, that you did not know this issue. mrs. devos, your family has a long history of supporting anti-lgbt causes including donating millions of dollars to groups that push conversion therapy. the practice of trying to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. for example,
our kids' education. and i think we're selling our kids short by not being able to have a debate on it. and i didn't know of any rule about this, you know, everyone gets one question and one other senator gets a question. i don't know where that rule comes from. >> well, i'll tell you where it comes from, senator franken. it comes from the committee president and the way we treated president obama's nominees, john king, and the way we treated arne duncan and the way i was treated when i...
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reclaim its place as a world leader in education. leader in education. see you back here at 10:00 p.m. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to a gps special. "restoring the american dream: fixing education." i'm fareed zakaria. when we talk about what america needs to do to compete in today's world, everyone agrees that at the heart of the matter is education. if our own workers are not skilled, trained and smart enough, we will decline as a country. in addition, democracy depends on an educated citizenry. so how are we doing? let's take a rough look. 100 representative american kids entering high school. what does fate have in store for them? 25 out of that 100 won't graduate from high school. a total of 50 won't go to college. that's half the class that won't go on to higher education. 50 will attend college, but only 22 will graduate within six years. meanwhi meanwhile, other countries are outstarting us. on a recent international test, u.s. students ranked only 15th in the world in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in math. overall, the
reclaim its place as a world leader in education. leader in education. see you back here at 10:00 p.m. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to a gps special. "restoring the american dream: fixing education." i'm fareed zakaria. when we talk about what america needs to do to compete in today's world, everyone agrees that at the heart of the matter is education. if our own workers are not skilled, trained and smart enough, we will decline as a country. in addition,...
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if you were the secretary of education, i'd say you are even more powerful than the secretary of education. suppose you could change something about the structure of american education, the system. what would it be? >> if i was in charge of a school district, it'd be about hiring the best teachers. and how do you get them to learn from each other and how do you make sure you're bringing the really good ones in? so the basic research about great teaching, that's now become our biggest investment. >> it's okay. it's good. >> it could be a very smart investment. one study says that if students had a top teacher for four years straight, the achievement gap between blacks and whites would disappear. >> page 68. if you have your notes -- >> the gates foundation has launched a massive effort to figure out how america can foster great teaching. collecting data from thousands of educators and even videotaping their lessons. what do you think makes a good teacher? >> clearly, there's something about engaging the student. as i've watched the videos of the great teachers, they are constantly looking o
if you were the secretary of education, i'd say you are even more powerful than the secretary of education. suppose you could change something about the structure of american education, the system. what would it be? >> if i was in charge of a school district, it'd be about hiring the best teachers. and how do you get them to learn from each other and how do you make sure you're bringing the really good ones in? so the basic research about great teaching, that's now become our biggest...
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we speak of free education. education isn't free. it costs money. >> if this is something that is going to be good for individuals to get a job and earn more money they should finance it and make the investment themselves. >> we need to keep government on the sidelines. let the people develop their own skills, solve their own problems. >> we stopped expanding the franchise of higher education, graduation rates stopped rising and access for the poor to higher education started going down. in the 1970s a pell grant was more than enough to pay for tuition at an average state institution. >> but today, a pel grant pays for a fraction of tuition. this led to growth of the student loan industry, which ended up being the largest source of money for all tuition. the student loan program was never intended to be this large. the student debt crisis, coupled with the rise in tuition rates over the past 30 years, it's just a perfect storm. it's a nightmare. >> we are the students! >> it's like a sub prime mortgage broker that ripped you off and
we speak of free education. education isn't free. it costs money. >> if this is something that is going to be good for individuals to get a job and earn more money they should finance it and make the investment themselves. >> we need to keep government on the sidelines. let the people develop their own skills, solve their own problems. >> we stopped expanding the franchise of higher education, graduation rates stopped rising and access for the poor to higher education started...
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education. >> education! >> i want my children to be educated. >> as it had been prophesied. >> prophesied! [ cheers and applause ] >> one of the major things i think you get from being a young black student at a historically black college is that you get to have those conversations about race and about gender, how the two fit together and how that affects what you're thinking, how you're feeling. when you're in a place for four years where there's people who look like you and they are achieving, it does do something for your own confidence. so it's really a space where you can grow as a person. >> i went to the windsor school in boston. and it's predominantly white. coming from a minority experience to a majority experience, i think it forces me to find an identity other than the obvious. you know, at my high school, who is amir? oh, she's the black girl. here i have to really figure it out. there are so many other intelligent black women here. i want three other people to bring the rest of the suitcases out
education. >> education! >> i want my children to be educated. >> as it had been prophesied. >> prophesied! [ cheers and applause ] >> one of the major things i think you get from being a young black student at a historically black college is that you get to have those conversations about race and about gender, how the two fit together and how that affects what you're thinking, how you're feeling. when you're in a place for four years where there's people who look...
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if you were the secretary of education, i'd say you are even more powerful than the secretary of education. suppose you could change something about the structure of american education, the system. what would it be? >> if i was in charge of a school district, it'd be about hiring the best teachers. and how do you get them to learn from each other and how do you make sure you're bringing the really good ones in? so the basic research about great teaching, that's now become our biggest investment. >> it's okay. it's good. >> it could be a very smart investment. one study says that if students had a top teacher for four years straight, the achievement gap between blacks and whites would disappear. >> page 68. if you have your notes -- >> the gates foundation has launched a massive effort to figure out how america can foster great teaching. collecting data from thousands of educators and even videotaping their lessons. what do you think makes a good teacher? >> clearly, there's something about engaging the student. as i've watched the videos of the great teachers, they are constantly looking o
if you were the secretary of education, i'd say you are even more powerful than the secretary of education. suppose you could change something about the structure of american education, the system. what would it be? >> if i was in charge of a school district, it'd be about hiring the best teachers. and how do you get them to learn from each other and how do you make sure you're bringing the really good ones in? so the basic research about great teaching, that's now become our biggest...
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that starts at education. so one of the things that we need to do all of us do, is we need to emphasize education and help pay for it. >> done peck, that's the problem, paying for it. middle class families have saved all this money and now going to pay full price for tuition. it doesn't feel fair when tuition keeps going up, up, up, when you know, income isn't going up. you don't have a house you can tap into to pay for tuition. is that a bubble bound to burst? >> i think to some extent it is. that's unfortunate. you mentioned housing. and housing has been critical to college attendance, especially for working class families, lower middle class families. they've historically used home equity to fund college. that's a hard decision for them. and now it's a decision that's out of their hands because of the housing bust. they don't have the bank accounts that they used to. a lot of lower middle class, working class families are beginning to doubt the value of a college education, which is unfortunate and a mistak
that starts at education. so one of the things that we need to do all of us do, is we need to emphasize education and help pay for it. >> done peck, that's the problem, paying for it. middle class families have saved all this money and now going to pay full price for tuition. it doesn't feel fair when tuition keeps going up, up, up, when you know, income isn't going up. you don't have a house you can tap into to pay for tuition. is that a bubble bound to burst? >> i think to some...
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education! what do we want? education? >> what do we want? >> education. >> when do we want it? >> now! >> as an individual eissue. >> once you hit $50,000 in debt, you need to pause, and take a look at the value of the education you are getting. you don't want to incur debt that stops you from investing in family formation, houses, cars and children down the road. >> the value of my education is priceless. but the value of my education is also not $140,000 in debt. if i do ever have gifts, my private loans will be directly passed to them even if i die. it is just siphoning my dreams away. and -- i feel bad talking about any dreams that i have these days because there is all this talk that -- that, generation y is so entitled and selfish. just from wanting the opportunities that their parents had. >> a lot of the older generations that criticizee millenials group in a time where you could go to state university and pay your way through with summer jobs. the money is not there. i will not graduate into a cushy job. and everything i was told about the way the world works, turns ou
education! what do we want? education? >> what do we want? >> education. >> when do we want it? >> now! >> as an individual eissue. >> once you hit $50,000 in debt, you need to pause, and take a look at the value of the education you are getting. you don't want to incur debt that stops you from investing in family formation, houses, cars and children down the road. >> the value of my education is priceless. but the value of my education is also not...
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of higher education rises. it's the dog that never catches its tail. you increase student loans, you increase grants, you increase pela grants, stafford loans, and what happens? they raise the price. >> it's like the housing bubble -- >> way above the rate of inflation, the reason is -- >> the more available in the housing market leads to a bubble in prices, and at some point ha has to pop. you're saying education's like that, too. >> very similar. and the reason there's a difference in the administrations. you can say republicans have their ties and their people with whom they're close. the higher education lobby, the education lobbies in general, are lockstep with the democrats and the liberals on this, and it's not a good combination. it hasn't been good for students at the elementary and secondary level and it hasn't been good for students at the higher education level. but try to introduce serious reform into this area and you will get mowed down by the democrats who -- >> we can all agree on reform and im
of higher education rises. it's the dog that never catches its tail. you increase student loans, you increase grants, you increase pela grants, stafford loans, and what happens? they raise the price. >> it's like the housing bubble -- >> way above the rate of inflation, the reason is -- >> the more available in the housing market leads to a bubble in prices, and at some point ha has to pop. you're saying education's like that, too. >> very similar. and the reason there's...
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government and education in particular. that's because the stimulus spending held up education for a while and now we're seeing all these cuts in states and cities which are really hammering education. that's where a lot of job losses are happening now. >> look at the construction, transportation, warehousing, manufacturing, those were the greatest job losses. >> male industries. >> male industries now. the women industries are getting hit. are we seeing a recovery necessarily in construction and manufacturing and those things or just not the blood letting it was before. >> we're not seeing a huge recovery in construction, that's for sure, although manufacturing is improving. there are jobs everywhere as you know, really painfully slow. want to say one thing i found about really interesting in this pew research report on the women. the job losses, the unemployment were among a particular group of women. women of color, black, hispanic, asian and foreign born women. if you look at the -- what the job loss was for native born
government and education in particular. that's because the stimulus spending held up education for a while and now we're seeing all these cuts in states and cities which are really hammering education. that's where a lot of job losses are happening now. >> look at the construction, transportation, warehousing, manufacturing, those were the greatest job losses. >> male industries. >> male industries now. the women industries are getting hit. are we seeing a recovery necessarily...
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we're licensing our education to a start-up. i wouldn't hire a start-up to do a bathroom remodel in my house. >> what's happening in california is crisis management tactics. public funding is drying up. so they need to offer more courses for less money. and putting a class on the internet seems like the easiest way. but whether or not it's the best way and whether or not people who are standing to profit should be making this decision, i haven't heard much honest conversation about that. >> we are giving taxpayer money to private business. >> we're ready for the first question. >> how is udacity being paid? how much? >> we can't disclose the amount, i'm sorry. >> if we're going to spend money, why not just hire people to teach the classes? >> the idea of public college is under attack. we're creating hierarchies where the students who can afford it have one-on-one time with faculty, and students who can't afford it will go on youtube. >> the results for the first udacity course are, i think, profound. >> the data is outrageous.
we're licensing our education to a start-up. i wouldn't hire a start-up to do a bathroom remodel in my house. >> what's happening in california is crisis management tactics. public funding is drying up. so they need to offer more courses for less money. and putting a class on the internet seems like the easiest way. but whether or not it's the best way and whether or not people who are standing to profit should be making this decision, i haven't heard much honest conversation about that....
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to link it to education? >> because dna is modern technology and it is making a difference in improving how we are able to judge something or determine something or implement. and so it is that we need to make sure we recognize technology in all aspects, including education. >> it's been a fascinating debate about education with both of you the last hour. let me ask you finally in five years time, if we were to reconvene, what's the one thing you would most like to have achieved with all the initiatives you are going in? governor bush? >> consistently higher graduation rates. greater focus on the fundamentals of education so that young people are prepared to be college and career ready. >> i agree totally. that's why we work together so much on this.
to link it to education? >> because dna is modern technology and it is making a difference in improving how we are able to judge something or determine something or implement. and so it is that we need to make sure we recognize technology in all aspects, including education. >> it's been a fascinating debate about education with both of you the last hour. let me ask you finally in five years time, if we were to reconvene, what's the one thing you would most like to have achieved...
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is there a crisis in education? because there are a number of people who feel that some of this rhetoric is overblown. that we're scaring people unnecessarily. >> well, hopefully we are scaring people because i think it's quite necessary. if you believe this is a country of equity, that people have equal opportunity, we're failing to deliver that because the inner city school systems are dropping out the majority of the kids. and that's terrible for those individuals, and it's terrible for the country. and yet we're spending massively on these schools. we've more than doubled what we spend on schools the last 30 years, and we should be age to engage those kids and give them skills so that they're qualified for work. >> what about compared with the rest of the world? do you think these comparisons are meaningful? >> absolutely. now it's not a bad thing that the rest of the world improves their education systems. it's not some zero-sum game where if you got told tomorrow that china messed up their education system, yo
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is it returning a quality education? >>> plus, do high-achieving students suffer when schools divert resources to struggling students? >>> but first, make your education count, and get the job you want. two-thirds of employers are concerned over the education and skills gap in the u.s. this is according to careerbuilder.com. employers say the most significant skills gaps are in engineering and information technology. so how do you prepare for some of the fastest-growing middle class jobs out there? joannie rugi is the senior vice president and cleave employment analysts at randstad and ellen gordon reeves is author of "can i wear my nose ring to the interview." we'll get to that great title in a moment. but joannie, where are the jobs available? i know the statistic, there are more than 3 million open jobs in america. where are they? health care? >> everybody is looking. they want to know where the jobs are at. there are a lot of sectors hiring. health care is a lot sector, engineering, information technology, accounting
is it returning a quality education? >>> plus, do high-achieving students suffer when schools divert resources to struggling students? >>> but first, make your education count, and get the job you want. two-thirds of employers are concerned over the education and skills gap in the u.s. this is according to careerbuilder.com. employers say the most significant skills gaps are in engineering and information technology. so how do you prepare for some of the fastest-growing middle...
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if you educate your students, you educate your young, and even in our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. >> mm-hmm. >> globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say it's america's falling behind as others are catching up and we haven't taken our -- we've taken our lead for granted. we need to focus on college. we need to focus on our what i call our community colleges to make sure we have an entire workforce trained for the economy, whether that's your mba program, your law school, your engineering schools, your four-year institutions, and also your technical education. and i think you have to not look at one or the other but the entire i would say menu of higher education because 3/4 of the jobs in the future require a post-high school at least minimum two years college education. >> your mother produced three some would say brilliant men. i would certainly go along with th
if you educate your students, you educate your young, and even in our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. >> mm-hmm. >> globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say it's america's falling behind as others are catching up and we haven't taken our -- we've taken...
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educator. and to educators, caregivers, and students, help is on the way. i wish all of you a merry christmas and a happy holiday. and may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. i'm going to turn you over to the next secretary of education, dr. miguel cardona . >>> mr. president-elect, madame vice president-elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i've lived those challenges alongside millions of american families. not only in my role as state education commissioner, but as a public school parent. and as a former public school classroom teacher. for so many of our schools and far too many of our students, this unprecedented year has pild on crisis after crisis. it's taken some of our most painful long-standing disparities and wrenched them open even wider. it's taxed our teachers, our leaders, our school professionals and staff, who already pour so much of themselves into their work. it's taxed the families struggling to adapt to new routines as they ba
educator. and to educators, caregivers, and students, help is on the way. i wish all of you a merry christmas and a happy holiday. and may god bless you all and may god protect our troops. i'm going to turn you over to the next secretary of education, dr. miguel cardona . >>> mr. president-elect, madame vice president-elect, thank you for this opportunity to serve. i know how challenging this year has been for students, for educators, and for parents. i've lived those challenges...
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>> education through washington, d.c. i don't want that. i want local education. i want the parents, and i want all of the teachers and i want everybody to get together around a school and to make education great. and it was very interesting. i was with dr. ben carson today, who is endorsing me, by the way, tomorrow morning, and he is -- we were talking. we spoke for over an hour on education. he has such a great handle on it. he wants competitive schools and a lot of different things that are terrific, including charter schools that the unions are fighting like crazy. but charter schools work and work very well. there are a lot of things. i'm going to have been very involved with education, something that's an expertise of him. >> to clarify, the common core standards were developed by the states. states and localities voluntarily adopt them and they coming up with their own curricula to meet those standards. when you say education by washington, d.c., what do you mean. >> but it's been taken over by the federal government. it was originally supposed to be that w
>> education through washington, d.c. i don't want that. i want local education. i want the parents, and i want all of the teachers and i want everybody to get together around a school and to make education great. and it was very interesting. i was with dr. ben carson today, who is endorsing me, by the way, tomorrow morning, and he is -- we were talking. we spoke for over an hour on education. he has such a great handle on it. he wants competitive schools and a lot of different things...
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>> you know, educators across our country have bent over backwards. they learned how to teach totally different from one day to the next. and yes, they need to make sure that they're advocating for a safe work environment as well. so i think they've been helpful. my experience in connecticut, we worked hard and moved quickly to close the digital divide. to get students in school because of that partnership. so i definitely feel having educators, school principals, board members at the table, is a critical component of safely reopening quickly. >> thank you for being here tonight with us. please stay in touch. we would like to stay in touch with this story. we've been covering it since last year. >> thank you. >>> coming up, i'll be joined by the head of the biggest teachers union. what will it take for teachers to feel safe going back to class? and coming up next, parents fed up with waiting. how many are suing to try to force the reopenings. as our cnn special continues. psst! psst! allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your
>> you know, educators across our country have bent over backwards. they learned how to teach totally different from one day to the next. and yes, they need to make sure that they're advocating for a safe work environment as well. so i think they've been helpful. my experience in connecticut, we worked hard and moved quickly to close the digital divide. to get students in school because of that partnership. so i definitely feel having educators, school principals, board members at the...
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we speak of free education. education isn't free. it costs money. >> if this is something that is going to be good for individuals to get a job and earn more money they should finance it and make the investment themselves. >> we need to keep government on the sidelines. let the people develop their own skills, solve their own problems. >> we stopped expanding the franchise of higher education, graduation rates stopped rising and access for the poor to higher education started going down. in the 1970s a pell grant was more than enough to pay for tuition at an average state institution. last hour >> i don't think you'll find a more fervent believe in liberal arts than the guy holding the microphone before you today. when you start college, that's the time to discover what you like to do. it might be theater, and it might be neuroscience and religion. whatever it is. now's the time, when you have the chance, you have the chance to open yourself up to new things. when you can discover who you are and who you might become. of! try our new
we speak of free education. education isn't free. it costs money. >> if this is something that is going to be good for individuals to get a job and earn more money they should finance it and make the investment themselves. >> we need to keep government on the sidelines. let the people develop their own skills, solve their own problems. >> we stopped expanding the franchise of higher education, graduation rates stopped rising and access for the poor to higher education started...
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even though she's not educated, she educated her children. >> she did. if you educate your children. >> yes. >> then, you know, it changes their lives and it can change the family's life. >> yes. i'm actually -- i'm actually proud of her. >> you should be proud of her. you should be very, very proud of her. >> i don't care what the struggle may be, i can make it. >> you know you can. >> yes. >> you can absolutely make it. >> rafina is strong. she's strong and she's driven. she wants to badly to make it. wants to badly to change her circumstances. she studies late at night with this tiny little light. but she studies, she studies and she continues to dream. >> here in morocco, the struggle is different. sometimes less about day-to-day survival, more about survival of the spirit. but still, real physical challenges deny young women their shot at an education. almost half the people live in remote and rural areas where it's difficult to find safe access to schools. sanitation facilities, even clean water. some moroccans enjoy relative prosperity, but others
even though she's not educated, she educated her children. >> she did. if you educate your children. >> yes. >> then, you know, it changes their lives and it can change the family's life. >> yes. i'm actually -- i'm actually proud of her. >> you should be proud of her. you should be very, very proud of her. >> i don't care what the struggle may be, i can make it. >> you know you can. >> yes. >> you can absolutely make it. >> rafina is...
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not just elementary education and high school education but making college education affordable to everybody. one way or another to me, that is the single most important thing i could recommend. it's not a quick-acting solution. >> but it's necessary. >> if we don't prepare our children for the future that they are going to be facing, which is going to be even more driven by what you have with education and understanding technology, they're going to be even more irrelevant. >> it's a little unsexy for a campaign, but it's very, very important. it's crucial and i agree with you. >> every family knows that's true of their children, that they have to have better education and they know what's wrong with the education system and yet we still cannot seem to do it. >> arianna. >> i'm going to look for solutions, a businessman, james stangel, whose new book, he was the marketing head of procter & gamble and he's written this marvelous book about the need for businesses to align their bottom line with the social impact they're having and their values. roger martin, professor at the university of tor
not just elementary education and high school education but making college education affordable to everybody. one way or another to me, that is the single most important thing i could recommend. it's not a quick-acting solution. >> but it's necessary. >> if we don't prepare our children for the future that they are going to be facing, which is going to be even more driven by what you have with education and understanding technology, they're going to be even more irrelevant. >>...
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bill bennett, cnn political contributor, former education secretary, where is education on the agenda for republicans? >> well, there are a lot of ideas. i've spoken to many of them about education. maybe cnn and john king and everybody realized that the president doesn't have a lot to do it. that's not how schools become good. we know it's local action to connect up education, however, christine, with the economic issues, we have estimated a lot of studies have estimated that if you replace the bottom 5% of performing teachers, teachers who perform at the bottom 5%, you could increase the gdp by about a trillion dollars a year. over 10 or 15 years. that's a significant number. so, there are connections. i'm sure the issue will come up. but, you know, i have to say when you hear the debate, you realize how many important issues there are. >> and, you know, i agree with you there, because there are so many different things that connect to our economy and our personal economy. i wonder if the connection wasn't really made or hasn't been made in a broader political discussion yet about c
bill bennett, cnn political contributor, former education secretary, where is education on the agenda for republicans? >> well, there are a lot of ideas. i've spoken to many of them about education. maybe cnn and john king and everybody realized that the president doesn't have a lot to do it. that's not how schools become good. we know it's local action to connect up education, however, christine, with the economic issues, we have estimated a lot of studies have estimated that if you...
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the department of education. and with that, i would like to bring up secretary devos to tell you about what the department will be doing with the president's money to help equip the boys and girls who will be the leaders of tomorrow. secretary devos, it's my pleasure on behalf of the president of the united states to present a check for $100,000 to the department of education. >> thank you very much, madam secretary. >> well, thank you so much, sarah. i want to start by saying how grateful i am to the president for this generous gift. the president is committed to our nation's students and to reforming education in america so that every child, no matter their zip code, has access to a high quality education. he and i have had many conversations about how best to put students' needs first and ensure we are setting them up for a lifetime of success. there's much work to be done but we are certainly on the right track thanks to the president's leadership. just yesterday, ivanka trump and i hosted a summer reading ev
the department of education. and with that, i would like to bring up secretary devos to tell you about what the department will be doing with the president's money to help equip the boys and girls who will be the leaders of tomorrow. secretary devos, it's my pleasure on behalf of the president of the united states to present a check for $100,000 to the department of education. >> thank you very much, madam secretary. >> well, thank you so much, sarah. i want to start by saying how...
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education is not a sacred cow. i think, as we keep hearing cut, cut, cut, education is not a sacred cow. that's where we have to start. >> i think that's a good point. i want to be very clear, i don't use the words spend and invest interchangeably. they are not the same word. we know we are spending a lot in education, but how are we making the investments and making sure they pay off? early childhood education is critical. if you invest the right dollar early on, you save later on. >> sam, i know you disagree with chris. president obama has been in office more than three years, where is the evidence he is improving education in this country? >> i don't know that you can point to it. most parties fail to understand what is essential to transfer what it currently is to what it ought to be in the future. there's precedence for this and the debates are almost history repeating itself. last time we made a major investment in the 1950s and '60s, we became the world leader in education soon after. in the mid-1970s, the c
education is not a sacred cow. i think, as we keep hearing cut, cut, cut, education is not a sacred cow. that's where we have to start. >> i think that's a good point. i want to be very clear, i don't use the words spend and invest interchangeably. they are not the same word. we know we are spending a lot in education, but how are we making the investments and making sure they pay off? early childhood education is critical. if you invest the right dollar early on, you save later on....
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education. over 70% of the jobs in the future will require either a two or four-year degree. we're opening the doors to higher education to so many more people and reducing defaults in the process. >> i do appreciate that but who is paying for that cost? >> as i said before, the deficit reduction is creating space for policies that open the door to access. but let me shift a bit to the students -- >> i want to hear -- big issue i want to hear about that, but i also just want to level with the american people. that cost is federal government pays for it, taxpayers? >> it's part of the president's plan which also includes deficit reduction. you can't discuss what the costs are without talking about how the deficit has been reduced and what we're hearing from the american people who are drowning in debt and can't buy a home and the economy because of college costs. >> i totally understand that, i also note that the federal budget deficit is now expected to balloon to $2 trillion for the fiscal year
education. over 70% of the jobs in the future will require either a two or four-year degree. we're opening the doors to higher education to so many more people and reducing defaults in the process. >> i do appreciate that but who is paying for that cost? >> as i said before, the deficit reduction is creating space for policies that open the door to access. but let me shift a bit to the students -- >> i want to hear -- big issue i want to hear about that, but i also just want...
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the way she speaks about education and the importance of bringing education to people all around the world and girls around the world is simply inspiring. i think with the nobel committee did today was to acknowledge that and not just knowledge her words, but the importance of the cause and say it transcends religion and nations. she is 17. the man who won is in his 60s. he is from india. a hindu. she is from pakistan. a muslim. a broad statement today from the nobel committee. >> reporter: a real statement that if it galvanizes more public opinion and support is one of the things that can really change the future of the generation. putting first and foremost the education of children and right for that education and this is what malala's indian sharer has been doing in india. pushing the agenda of the right for education for children. so important in india. they cannot change the landscapes of their countries. this is a huge enabler that the peace committee have put on the table for the rest of the world to pick up, if you will. they always do. they try to push an issue and promote
the way she speaks about education and the importance of bringing education to people all around the world and girls around the world is simply inspiring. i think with the nobel committee did today was to acknowledge that and not just knowledge her words, but the importance of the cause and say it transcends religion and nations. she is 17. the man who won is in his 60s. he is from india. a hindu. she is from pakistan. a muslim. a broad statement today from the nobel committee. >>...
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special education. tuition at the academy is free. paid for by a large group of facility lan throw misses who believe children need to feel challenged in order to learn and that learning should learn different than what we have been used to for the last 50 years. the belief that schools are failing to nuture creative skills has grown in recent years. so how creative are you? i'm going to put my own creativity to the test when we come back. >>> vital signs is brought to you by dubai health care city. and can you explain why you recommend synthetic over cedar? "super food?" is that a real thing? it's a great school, but is it the right one for her? is this really any better than the one you got last year? if we consolidate suppliers, what's the savings there? so should we go with the 467 horsepower? ...or is a 423 enough? good question. you ask a lot of good questions... i think we should move you into our new fund. sure... ok. but are you asking enough about how your wealth is managed? wealth management
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there is a passion for education and parents pour their soles into getting their kids better educations. they've seen the returns. partly because they built up the human capital. it breaks my heart in this country to see it declining relative to those countries in terms of education. >> fantastic discussion. let's do it again. nice to see you all. >>> have you ever heard had a guy named sal kahn? an mba and two degrees and in math and chemistry and theoretical physics. want a free tutor? he's your man. he's here next. king psyllium fir won't make you a model but you should feel a little more super. metamucil. down with cholesterol. this is t kind ruck that has it all. ♪ gue thameans youan dit all. it's thevseason of doing now combine the all-star editn discount with oer offers for a tal value of $6,000. or quifieduys can get 0% apr for 60 mont plus $1,000 llan ll sileradmols. get to your evy aler and ghat truck today the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the wo
there is a passion for education and parents pour their soles into getting their kids better educations. they've seen the returns. partly because they built up the human capital. it breaks my heart in this country to see it declining relative to those countries in terms of education. >> fantastic discussion. let's do it again. nice to see you all. >>> have you ever heard had a guy named sal kahn? an mba and two degrees and in math and chemistry and theoretical physics. want a...
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joining me now is the secretary of education betsy devos. thank you so much for joining me this morning. let me start by sharing that everyone shares the same goal. they want children to be back in school. so what i'm going to ask you about today, madam secretary, is how we do that safely. you said this week, quote, that there's nothing in the data that suggests it would not be appropriate to have kids in school. the number of new cases per day is higher now in 45 of the 50 states than when schools shut down in march. hospitalizations are climbing in several states. some icus are at or near capacity. so, yes or no? can you assure students, teachers, parents, that they will not get coronavirus because they're going back to school? >> well, the key is that kids have to get back to school. we know there are going to be hot spots, and those need to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. but the rule should be that kids go back to school this fall. they've been missing months of learning. many of them are going to be so far behind, it's going to
joining me now is the secretary of education betsy devos. thank you so much for joining me this morning. let me start by sharing that everyone shares the same goal. they want children to be back in school. so what i'm going to ask you about today, madam secretary, is how we do that safely. you said this week, quote, that there's nothing in the data that suggests it would not be appropriate to have kids in school. the number of new cases per day is higher now in 45 of the 50 states than when...
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critical race theory in education. you can still find it on the department of education's website, still there. in february 2019 a superintendent memo to the virginia department of education promoting critical race theory and the idea of white fragility. it's part of the curriculum there today, still there,
critical race theory in education. you can still find it on the department of education's website, still there. in february 2019 a superintendent memo to the virginia department of education promoting critical race theory and the idea of white fragility. it's part of the curriculum there today, still there,
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this education issue. donald trump as you've seen since the election, he sent ivanka trump to research this issue, she's going to get involved in this in some way. he's interested in shaking up the education divides. betsy devos is the face of that. i think democrats are going to rail hard against it. >> to me this is one of those prime examples of, to quote my friend, jeff zeleny, elections mattering. education is such a philosophical divide. certainly there's some many the middle, corey bookers, and others who think the teachers' yo unions have too much power. go ahead. >> hold on for a moment. betsy devos began her opening statement. >> thank you for the very kind words of introduction. i honor and applaud your lifelong dedication to the success of our nation's students and your fine public service. i want to begin by thanking my family for their support. many of them seated behind me here except for my five grandchildren, the oldest of which is 5, so it was not advisable that they join us today. i'm ve
this education issue. donald trump as you've seen since the election, he sent ivanka trump to research this issue, she's going to get involved in this in some way. he's interested in shaking up the education divides. betsy devos is the face of that. i think democrats are going to rail hard against it. >> to me this is one of those prime examples of, to quote my friend, jeff zeleny, elections mattering. education is such a philosophical divide. certainly there's some many the middle, corey...
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education system because to tackle inequality you've got to make sure all kids are educated and educated well. in the u.s. i think there's some points of light. one of the nice things about the charter school movement is taking public funding and using less dollars than are spent in the normal public school and educating kids less expensive but a much higher quality of education. they are doing all kinds of innovations in the charter schools. it gives us ideas and examples of what can be taken to the public schools. again, u.s. schools, how do you make sure you have a personnel system given it is a personnel system. how do you have a phenomenal teacher for every kid in the front of the classroom. we don't feel you can do that unless you have an open fair accurate evaluation system. >> so when you think about education and technology it seems to me that this has to be the hope that technology is going to have a huge transforming effect that will produce a much more productive system. as you know bill there's this debate among economists about whether technological inventions of the world
education system because to tackle inequality you've got to make sure all kids are educated and educated well. in the u.s. i think there's some points of light. one of the nice things about the charter school movement is taking public funding and using less dollars than are spent in the normal public school and educating kids less expensive but a much higher quality of education. they are doing all kinds of innovations in the charter schools. it gives us ideas and examples of what can be taken...
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and help them graduate in secondary education. we're going to have our first batch of graduates in 2018. so we want to create a higher education program for these young people so that they can fulfill their dreams and hopefully get the decent job in the future. giving them an opportunity and helping them fulfilling their dreams. that's for me more important than other things. >> efren says his "cnn colleagues -- "cnn hero" colleagues have also stayed close. when the typhoon decimated areas of the philippines in 2013 killing more than 6,000 and causing widespread destruction, efren mobilized his own team to hit in tacloban, one of the hardest hit areas. he issued a rallying cry to his fellow cnn heroes. >> i contacted all my co-honorees. and they responded. doug henley was there. he was able to bring water filters to each community. robin lim was there also to help pregnant women. when the three of us met together in tacloban, we were like avengers comes together and help the community. >> today, efren is 35 years old. he works on
and help them graduate in secondary education. we're going to have our first batch of graduates in 2018. so we want to create a higher education program for these young people so that they can fulfill their dreams and hopefully get the decent job in the future. giving them an opportunity and helping them fulfilling their dreams. that's for me more important than other things. >> efren says his "cnn colleagues -- "cnn hero" colleagues have also stayed close. when the typhoon...
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there's a direct link between the educate -- the percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives. it's not conjecture. it is a fact. and yet, a third of our kids graduate from high school, even though we spend more per student than any country in the world, a third of our kids graduate from high school college ready. a third graduate, say, hey, i'm a college graduate, but when they go to community college or college, they have to take remedial courses. >> and to compound that, they also, many of them, end up with crippling debts, which is so -- and not quite where they should be anyway, and they're in debt. this whole system, it seems, from almost start to finish, is deeply flawed. why has it got to this? why has nobody really got to grits with this? >> i think our country has rested on its laurels. the things we've relied on culturally and politically and economically, we have not adjusted them to the new realities. the new realities are technology has changed our lives forever, the world's moving faster, we're in a globalized economy. we have new challenges ec
there's a direct link between the educate -- the percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives. it's not conjecture. it is a fact. and yet, a third of our kids graduate from high school, even though we spend more per student than any country in the world, a third of our kids graduate from high school college ready. a third graduate, say, hey, i'm a college graduate, but when they go to community college or college, they have to take remedial courses. >> and to...
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also in early childhood education and in preschool. by the time a young person from a house that has a very low income, a poor family, by the time they get into kindergarten, first grade, they're way, way, way behind. we have to start. >> i need you to help work with me. the obama administration is starting more economic aid projects in afghanistan than in the history of afghanistan. on the one handled he says we're pulling out. we got $30 billion sitting over there. i cannot get this administration to pay attention to that. >> you and i agreed, this is one thing we do agree on. we need to bring our young men and women home and end this war in afghanistan. >> but they're starting, they're starting more projects than they ever have. $30 billion. you want money to go to the states to help educate kids. pull back that if you saiding, mr. president, and help us get there. you have a bigger mega phone at the white house than i do. >> we have to nation build here and invest in education at home. send our troops home and end this war. there i
also in early childhood education and in preschool. by the time a young person from a house that has a very low income, a poor family, by the time they get into kindergarten, first grade, they're way, way, way behind. we have to start. >> i need you to help work with me. the obama administration is starting more economic aid projects in afghanistan than in the history of afghanistan. on the one handled he says we're pulling out. we got $30 billion sitting over there. i cannot get this...
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if you educate your students, you educate your young and even in yo our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is that we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say america is falling behind as america's not catching up. we need to focus on our community colleges to make sure we have an entire workforce trained for the economy. whether that's mba programs, four year institutions, and technical education. and i think you have to not look at one or the other but the entire -- i would say menu of higher education. because 3/4 of the jobs in the future will require a post-high school at least minimum two year education. >> your big idea which i like -- >> i'll take that as an endorsement. >> i'm endorsing this idea. not all of it, but this idea. you have been very exercised about the fact that in chicago the hour of students come to school is not enough. it averaged five and a half hours
if you educate your students, you educate your young and even in yo our lifetime now, lifetime education, you have the potential for anything coming at you and anything you want to do in life. >> america's falling behind in education. globally. why is that? >> well, the fact is that we haven't focused like we need to on our educational system. and i wouldn't so much say america is falling behind as america's not catching up. we need to focus on our community colleges to make sure we...
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it's unconscionable that educators get paid to educate and don't educate. i believe this is easily among the most important in our generation. >> you have to wonder how the student even got to that grade given that this is the level they are at. >> because of complete educational neglect. in my book push comes to shove, i have a chapter where i said about two years ago someone is going to sue the district for real this time. not just for redistricting or something like that, but someone is going to sue for damages because there accountable damages to children who cannot read, write, and compute. we have been able to factor that overtime. a child can lose up to $2 million because they can't read or write. >> by 11 go ahead grade when a child should be college-ready, 90% failed reading and 97% failed math and% failed writing and 100% failed the social studies portions. how would this compare to the rest of thecountry? >> in many communities this is standard. what happens every day is that parents entrust me and my colleagues with their children. with the full
it's unconscionable that educators get paid to educate and don't educate. i believe this is easily among the most important in our generation. >> you have to wonder how the student even got to that grade given that this is the level they are at. >> because of complete educational neglect. in my book push comes to shove, i have a chapter where i said about two years ago someone is going to sue the district for real this time. not just for redistricting or something like that, but...
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you're passionate about education. boko haram are against western education. you have people not going to school, because they're too afraid. the country's economic future lies in the education of its people. >> absolutely. >> so what is going to happen to nigeria middle class, 20, 30 years from now if you have all of these school children not going to school because they're too afraid? >> unbelievable. investors, how concerned are they about what's going on? ironic there's a conference happening now that you're reporting on at a time when the international focus is not for a development but for human rights, the most basic dees saens. >> absolutely. you know, interesting the two are very much connected here. the world economic forum started with a moment of silence for these girls. i've been talking to local investors, foreign, western are investo investors, all concerned about the government's inability to provide basic security. oil deal, big financial deals will probably continue to go through but a lot of companies are planning on a rising african middle
you're passionate about education. boko haram are against western education. you have people not going to school, because they're too afraid. the country's economic future lies in the education of its people. >> absolutely. >> so what is going to happen to nigeria middle class, 20, 30 years from now if you have all of these school children not going to school because they're too afraid? >> unbelievable. investors, how concerned are they about what's going on? ironic there's a...
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going into the fall, we need to ensure education -- education leaders need to ensure that kids are going to be able to be learning full time, no matter how that looks. if they're in an area with high incidence of virus, they need to be learning remotely, full time. >> secretary devos, on that note, the cdc, let's talk a little bit more about what the cdc is recommending. installing some physical barriers, closing playgrounds. keeping desks six feet apart and not sharing books. president trump said he disagreed with those guidelines, calling them very tough, expensive and impractical. the cdc said the recommendations are going to stand. as the secretary of education, should schools in the united states follow the cdc recommendations or not? >> dr. redfield has clearly said these are recommendations and every situation is going to look slightly different and the key for education leaders -- these are smart people who can figure things out. they can figure out what is going to be right for their specific situation. because every school building is different. every school population is diffe
going into the fall, we need to ensure education -- education leaders need to ensure that kids are going to be able to be learning full time, no matter how that looks. if they're in an area with high incidence of virus, they need to be learning remotely, full time. >> secretary devos, on that note, the cdc, let's talk a little bit more about what the cdc is recommending. installing some physical barriers, closing playgrounds. keeping desks six feet apart and not sharing books. president...
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how much as it affected education? not much for the individual learner. how much has it allowed science, to make vaccines in this magical way. how much has it let us come up with new materials, new catalysts which we need for these energy breakthroughs? all of this stuff is really happening right now. and although each of these individual things are high risk, you can't say, this guy and this place, but because there are four times as many of those energy innovators, there are 20 times more education innovators, there are, you know, more i.q. on important vaccines and getting them to be cheap, i see that we're going to surprise ourselves, just like the great work that was done in the '80s, is what led to diffusion of technology in the '90s. i see now great work being done in all these innovation sectors. so, you know, there could be no greater contrast than between what i believe and what those people were talking about. and i just don't see how they can keep a straight face. i mean when you revolutionalize education, you're taking the very mechanism of h
how much as it affected education? not much for the individual learner. how much has it allowed science, to make vaccines in this magical way. how much has it let us come up with new materials, new catalysts which we need for these energy breakthroughs? all of this stuff is really happening right now. and although each of these individual things are high risk, you can't say, this guy and this place, but because there are four times as many of those energy innovators, there are 20 times more...